Noh Theatre of Japan performing in London

Apr. 10, 1967 - London opening of Noh Theatre of Japan: Tonight at the Aldwych Theatre - The Noh theater of Japan make their first appearance in this country. They are the third company in the 1967 World Theater Season, presented by the Governors of the Royal Shakespeare Company at their London Theater, the Aldwych. Peter Daubeny, now a consultant director of RSC, is artistic director of the season, which this year contains a record number of eight companies, five new to London, in a total of fifteen plays. Noh is the oldest exciting form of living drama and is based on the three elements of song, dance and mime. The definitive texts of Noh plays were established at least six centuries ago and the majority of them are still acted in conditions similar to their earliest performance. The productions to be seen at the Aldwych will conform as nearly as possible to those staged in Japan itself but the total running time will be two and a half hours instead of the five to seven hours normally seen in Japan. During their two week visit, the Noh theater plays, The Robe of Feathers and The Ground Spider, and the Kyogen, The Tied Servants, Programme two (17-22 April) consists of the Noh plays, The Chrysanthemum Child and The Lady Aei, and The Kyogen, The Mosquito Wrestler. All female roles in the plays are taken by male actors. Photo shows eight year old Hisaharu Hashioka, the youngest member of the company, in his ornate costume, during today's rehearsal for The Chrysanthemum Child

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